Winter Park's (33) Trent Harris during the 2013 Spring Football game at Showalter Field between Winter Park and Olympia High Schools on May 23, 2013 ( Joe Petro, Special to the Sentinel )

Winter Park's (33) Trent Harris during the 2013 Spring Football game at Showalter Field between Winter Park and Olympia High Schools on May 23, 2013 ( Joe Petro, Special to the Sentinel ) (Joe Petro / Joe Petro, Special to the Sentin)

Miami commit Trent Harris was able to get a first-hand experience of what it will be like to play in front of a UM’s home crowd this past Saturday when he took an unofficial visit for the Hurricanes’ win over state-rival Florida.

“Oh yeah the crowd was crazy,” said Harris, the 6-foot-2, 231-pound Winter Park defensive end who actually grew up a Gator fan before turning his allegiance to the Hurricanes with his commitment to the UM program July 29.

Harris said it was difficult to even describe the emotions he felt Saturday during the ‘Canes 21-16 win over the then-No. 12-ranked Gators. The victory vaulted unranked Miami into the No. 15 spot in The Associated Press Top 25, and dropped UF to No. 18.

“Oh I don’t even know .. it’s hard to explain,” Harris said. “It definitely [reinforced] the decision I made and being at the game I was able to watch the fans on both sides and everything and [Miami fans] were a lot more energetic and more into the game than the Florida boosters were.”

Of course, that might have had something to do with a 14-6 lead the Hurricanes jumped out to or the five turnovers the Gators had, but regardless of the reasons, Harris is even more happy with the decision he made.

“I’ve made that transition. I’m a UM fan all the way,”said Harris, who is the No. 5-ranked player in the Sentinel's 2014 Central Florida Super60. “I have no regrets with my decision. I’m proud to be a Hurricane.”

He admitted that it was a little strange rooting against the team he had grown to love in his formative years, but he also said he had no problem with his new allegiance.

“Yeah it was a little weird, but that was my childhood dream but I’m grown up now … I’m almost 18 years old now,” Harris said.

Harris has yet to set the date for his official UM visit and it won’t be long thereafter that he’s on the Coral Gables campus for good. He’ll be a January enrollee.

“I can’t wait to get down there,” Harris said.

But he does have some unfinished business at Winter Park. The past two seasons haven’t exactly gone the way most Winter Park players would have expected given the talent level the Wildcats have had. Winter Park, however, is off and running this year with a 2-0 start and will host Ocoee on Friday night.

“This year is completely different than in the past few years and we think we’re going to have a great season,” Harris said.

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